Rugby; Dungannon Fourths, only one to beat weather, beaten at Malone

Fourths travelled for a first outing in a month to the Junior League leaders, a mixture of rustiness and lack of hooker to throw in proving too much against a good Malone Fourths outfit.

Having started well by putting pressure on, an error allowed Malone to break out for a converted try between the posts on six minutes.

Julian Knipe took a quick penalty and, when the ball was recycled, Paul Magee scored in the corner, 7 – 5.

On eighteen minutes Malone broke through and scored a second converted try, 14 – 5.

Dungannon continued to press and Matthew Rodgers kicked a penalty, 14 – 8.

After a missed penalty by Rodgers, it was unchanged and the second half started like the first, Dungannon pressing but Malone first on the score board - capitalised on another mistake to score a third converted try, 21 – 8.